Acts 6 Cross References - Wesley

¹ Now in these days, the disciples multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. ² Then the twelve calling the multitude of the disciples together, said, It is not right, that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. ³ Therefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we will set over this business. ⁴ But we will constantly attend to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. ⁵ And the saying pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch: ⁶ Whom they set before the apostles, and having prayed, they laid their hands upon them. ⁷ And the word of God grew, and the number of disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem greatly: and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. ⁸ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. ⁹ But there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called that of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen. ¹⁰ And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake. ¹¹ Then they suborned men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God. ¹² And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming upon him, dragged him away, and brought him to the council, ¹³ And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law. ¹⁴ For we have heard him say, That Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the rites which Moses delivered us. ¹⁵ And all that were sitting in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face, as the face of an angel.

²² But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the council; but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to hell-fire.

¹⁷ But beware of men; for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues.

¹⁹ But when they deliver you, take no thought, how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye shall speak. ²⁰ For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of the Father who speaketh in you.

⁴³ Then shall the righteous shine forth as the Sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

² And was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

³⁰ But many first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

⁸ But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.

¹³ But wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: ye go not in, neither suffer ye them that are entring to go in.

¹⁵ Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one proselyte, and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

³⁴ Wherefore behold I send to you prophets, and wise-men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

¹ And Jesus going out of the temple departed: and his disciples came to him, to shew him the buildings of the temple. ² And Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? Verily I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.

¹⁵ When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (he that readeth, let him understand;) Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:

⁵⁷ And they that had apprehended Jesus, led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council sought false witness against Jesus, ⁶⁰ to put him to death, But found none; yea, tho' many false witnesses came, yet found they none. ⁶¹ At last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

³² And coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

¹² And having met together with the elders and taken counsel, they gave large mony to the soldiers, ¹³ Saying, Say his disciples came by night, and stole him while we slept. ¹⁴ And if this come to the governour's ears, we will persuade him and secure you. ¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were taught; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews till this day.

⁹ But take heed to yourselves for they will deliver you to councils, and ye shall be beaten in synagogues, and shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

⁵⁸ saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

¹⁷ And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

³⁴ Behold this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

²⁴ Now a certain Jew, Apollos by name, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

¹⁰ And this was done for the space of two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

²⁰ So powerfully did the word of God grow and prevail.

²⁶ But ye see and hear, that not at Ephesus only, but almost through all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned aside much people, saying, That they are not gods, which are made with hands.

¹⁹ Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me through the ambushes of the Jews: ²⁰ And that I have with-held nothing which was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you, publickly and from house to house: ²¹ Testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. ²² And now behold, being bound by the Spirit, I go to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: ²³ Save that the Holy Ghost testifieth to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. ²⁴ But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life precious to myself, so I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. ²⁵ And now I know that ye all among whom I have conversed, proclaiming the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. ²⁶ Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men: ²⁷ For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. ²⁸ Take heed therefore to yourselves and to the whole flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. ²⁹ For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ Yea, from among yourselves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. ³¹ Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, I ceased not to warn every one, night and day, with tears.

⁸ And the next day, we departed and came to Cesarea; and entring into the house of Philip the Evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.

²⁰ And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law.

²⁰ And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law. ²¹ But they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest the Jews who are among the Gentiles, to apostatize from Moses, telling them, not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

²¹ But they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest the Jews who are among the Gentiles, to apostatize from Moses, telling them, not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs. ²² What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together; for they will hear that thou art come.

²² What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together; for they will hear that thou art come.

²⁷ And when the seven days were about to be accomplished, the Jews that were from Asia seeing him in the temple, ²⁸ stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, Crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: yea, and hath even brought Greeks into the temple, and polluted this holy place.

⁶ Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether it be prophesy, let us prophesy according to the analogy of faith: ⁷ Or ministry, let us wait on our ministring; or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation. ⁸ He that imparteth, let him do it with simplicity; he that presideth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with chearfulness.

⁵ of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews, touching the law, a Pharisee; Touching zeal,

⁶ of which ye heard before in the word of truth, Which is come to you, as also it is in all the world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it hath done likewise among you, from the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

⁹ For this cause from the day we heard it, we do not cease to pray also for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; ¹⁰ That ye may walk worthy of the Lord, unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹ Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness: ¹² Giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to partake of the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,

¹ For I would have you know, how great a conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh:

⁹ became the author of eternal salvation to all that obey him,

² and of faith in God, Of the doctrine of baptisms and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

¹¹ If then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law) what farther need was there that another priest should rise, after the order of Melchisedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? ¹² For the priesthood being changed, there is also necessarily a change of the law. ¹³ For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man attended on the altar. ¹⁴ For it is evident, that our Lord sprang out of Judah, of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning the priesthood. ¹⁵ And it is still far more evident, because another priest is raised up, after the likeness of Melchidek, Who was made not after the law of a carnal commandment, ¹⁶ but after the power of an endless life. ¹⁷ For it is testified, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedek. ¹⁸ For verily there is a disannulling of the preceding commandment, for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. ¹⁹ For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did, by which we draw nigh to God.

⁶ And now he hath obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much better a covenant he is a mediator of, which is established upon better promises. ⁷ For if the first had been faultless, no place would have been sought for a second. ⁸ For finding fault with them he saith, Behold the days come, saith the Lord, when I will finish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: ⁹ Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. ¹⁰ For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. ¹¹ And they shall not teach every one his neighbour, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least to the greatest. ¹² For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. ¹³ In saying, a new covenant, he hath antiquated the first; now that which is antiquated and decayed, is ready to vanish away.

⁹ Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, which could not perfect the worshiper as to his conscience, ¹⁰ Only with meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed till the time of reformation. ¹¹ But Christ being come, an high-priest of good things to come, through a greater and more perfect tabernacle,

¹ For the law having a shadow of good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually, make the comers thereunto perfect.

¹¹ But when they bring you to the synagogues and to magistrates and powers, ¹² take no thought how or what ye shall answer or what ye shall say. For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in that hour, what ye ought to say.

³⁴ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together as a bird gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not! ³⁵ Behold your house is left to you desolate; and verily I say to you, Ye shall not see me, till the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

⁶ he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

¹² But before all these things they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my names sake.

¹⁵ which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or resist.

²⁴ And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden by the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

¹⁷ but grace and truth was by Jesus Christ.

²¹ Jesus saith to her, Woman, Believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

⁴⁸ Jesus said to him, Unless ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe.

⁴⁵ Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you even Moses, in whom ye trust. ⁴⁶ For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me. ⁴⁷ But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

⁴⁶ The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

²⁹ We know that God spake to Moses; but we know not this fellow, whence he is.

³³ The Jews answered him, We stone thee not for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God. ³⁴ Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods? ³⁵ If he call them gods, to whom the word of ³⁶ God came (and the scripture cannot be broken) Say ye of him whom God hath sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God?

⁴² Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed on him, but they did not confess him, because of the Pharisees, lest they should be put out of the synagogue.

³ These things will they do, because they have not known the Father nor me.

¹⁴ These all continued unanimously in prayer and supplication with the women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.

²¹ Wherefore of these men who have been with us all the time that the Lord Jesus was going in and out over us,

²⁴ And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, shew which of these two thou hast chosen,

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

⁹ Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and dwellers in Mesopotamia, and Judea, ¹⁰ and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Africk about Cyrene, and Roman sojourners, (Jews and Proselytes) Cretans and Arabians,

¹⁷ And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: ¹⁸ And in those days I will pour out of my Spirit upon my servants and upon my handmaids, and they shall prophecy.

⁴¹ Then they, gladly receiving his word, were baptized; and there were added to them that day about three thousand souls. ⁴² And they continued stedfast in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

⁴⁵ And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, as any one had need.

⁴⁷ Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added daily to the church those who were saved.

¹ And as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, ² and the Saducees came upon them, Being grieved that they had healed the lame man, and preached thro' Jesus the resurrection from the dead. ³ And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold till the next day: for it was now evening. ⁴ But many of them who had heard the word, believed. And the number of the men was about five thousand.

¹⁹ But Peter and John answering, said to them, Whether it be righteous in the sight of God, to obey you rather than God, judge ye.

²⁹ And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and give thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness, ³⁰ While thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done thro' the name of thy holy child Jesus.

³⁵ And laid them down at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was made to every one, according as any had need.

¹⁴ And multitudes both of men and women believing were the more added to the Lord:)

¹⁸ were filled with zeal, And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them into the common prison.

²⁷ And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, ²⁸ Did not we strictly command you, Not to teach in this name? And lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring the blood of this man upon us.

³⁹ But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, and take heed lest ye be found even fighting against God.

³ Therefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we will set over this business.

⁵ And the saying pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch: ⁶ Whom they set before the apostles, and having prayed, they laid their hands upon them. ⁷ And the word of God grew, and the number of disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem greatly: and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. ⁸ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

¹⁰ And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake. ¹¹ Then they suborned men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.

¹³ And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

¹⁵ And all that were sitting in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face, as the face of an angel.

¹ Then said the high priest, Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken. ² The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, And said to him,

³⁷ This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, The Lord your God will raise you up, out of your brethren, a prophet like me: him shall ye hear. ³⁸ This is he that was in the church in the wilderness, with the Angel who spake to him in mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the living oracles to give to us: ³⁹ Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,

⁵¹ as your fathers, so do ye.

⁵⁵ But he being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up stedfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right-hand of God:

⁵⁸ And casting him out of the city, stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.

¹ And at that time there was a great persecution against the church, which was in Jerusalem. And they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. ² And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

⁵ And Philip coming down to a city of Samaria, preached Christ to them. ⁶ And the people with one accord gave heed to the things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

⁶ And the people with one accord gave heed to the things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. ⁷ For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that had them, and many sick of the palsy and lame were healed. ⁸ And there was great joy in that city. ⁹ But a certain man, named Simon, had been before in the city, using magic, and astonishing the Samaritans, saying, that he was some great one. ¹⁰ To whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. ¹¹ They gave heed to him, because he had a long time astonished them with witchcraft. ¹² But when they believed Philip, preaching the things of the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. ¹³ And Simon himself believed also; and being baptized, he continued with Philip, and was astonished, beholding the signs and mighty miracles which were done. ¹⁴ And the apostles who were at Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John: ¹⁵ Who being come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost. ¹⁶ For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷ Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

¹⁷ Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. ¹⁸ And Simon seeing that thro' laying on of the hands of the apostles the Holy Ghost was given, ¹⁹ offered them money, Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. ²⁰ But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought to purchase the gift of God with money. ²¹ Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God. ²² Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee. ²³ For I see, thou art in the gall of bitterness, and the bond of iniquity. ²⁴ And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things, which ye have spoken, may come upon me. ²⁵ They then, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned toward Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. ²⁶ And an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south by the way leading down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert. ²⁷ And he arose and went. And lo an Ethiopian, an eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, ²⁸ and had come to Jerusalem to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah. ²⁹ Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. ³⁰ And Philip running to him, heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? ³¹ And he said, How can I, unless some one guide me? ³² And he desired Philip to come up, and sit with him. The portion of scripture which he was reading, was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth. ³³ In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth. ³⁴ And the eunuch answering Philip, said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man? ³⁵ Then Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. ³⁶ And as they went on the way, they came to a certain water. And the eunuch said, Behold water: what hindereth me to be baptized? ³⁷ And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayst. And he answering said, I believe that Jesus is the Son of God. ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. ³⁹ And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. ⁴⁰ But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Cesarea.

¹⁷ And Ananias went and entered into the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord hath sent me, Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, that thou mayst recover thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

²⁹ And preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he disputed with the Hellenists: but they attempted to kill him: ³⁰ Which the brethren knowing, brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

³⁹ Then Peter arose and went with them; whom being come, they brought into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

⁴¹ And giving her his hand, and having called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

²² And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and fearing God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned of God by an holy angel, to send for thee to his house, and to hear words from thee.

¹⁹ Now they who had been scattered abroad by the distress which arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching to none but Jews only. ²⁰ And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who coming into Antioch, spake to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and faith. And a considerable multitude was added to the Lord.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

¹ Now there were in the church that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ² And as they were ministring to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them. ³ Then having fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

³ Then having fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

⁸ But Elymas, the magician (so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

⁴⁵ But the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and spake against the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the devout, honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

² But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil-affected against the brethren.

²² Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith; and that we must through many tribulations enter into the kingdom of God.

¹ But certain men coming down from Judea taught the brethren, Except ye be circumcised, after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

²¹ For Moses hath of old time them that preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every sabbath-day. ²² Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, Judas, surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren, ²³ Writing thus by their hand, The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren salute the brethren who are of the Gentiles, in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.

⁴¹ And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

² Who was well reported of by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.

⁶ And having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbid by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

¹⁹ But when her owners saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, laying hold of Paul and Silas, they dragged them into the market-place to the magistrates, ²⁰ And having brought them to the pretors, they said, These men, ²¹ being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive, neither to observe.

⁵ But the Jews who believed not, filled with zeal, taking to them some of the mean and profligate fellows, and making a mob, set all the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, sought to bring them out to the people. ⁶ But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying aloud, These men, that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also:

¹³ But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea also, they came thither likewise, and stirred up the multitude.

¹⁷ He therefore discoursed in the synagogue to the Jews and the devout persons, and in the market-place daily to those whom he met with. ¹⁸ Then some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers incountered him: and some said, What would this babler say? Others, he seemeth to be a proclaimer of strange gods; because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.

⁶ But when they set themselves in opposition and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said to them, Your blood is upon your own head; I am pure: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

¹² But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made an assault with one consent upon Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat, Saying,

³⁹ But Paul said, I am a man who am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.

³ and he saith) I am verily a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

¹² And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law,

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee.

¹² And when it was day, some of the Jews entering into a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, That they would neither eat nor drink, till they had killed Paul. ¹³ And they were more than forty, who had made this confederacy. ¹⁴ And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves by a solemn curse, not to taste anything, till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would more accurately examine the things concerning him: and we, before he came near, are ready to kill him.

³⁴ And having read it, he asked, of what province he was?

¹ And after five days, Ananias the high priest came down with the elders, and a certain orator, named Tertullus; and appeared before the governor against Paul. ² And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by thy prudence always, and in all places, We accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. ³ But that I may not trouble thee farther, ⁴ I beseech thee of thy clemency to hear us a few words. ⁵ For we have found this man, a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: ⁶ Who hath also attempted to profane the temple; whom we seized and would have judged according to our law. ⁷ But Lysias the tribune coming upon us, with great violence took him away out of our hands, ⁸ Commanding his accusers to come to thee, whereby thou mayst thyself on examination, take knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him. ⁹ And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. ¹⁰ Then Paul, after the governor had made a sign to him to speak, answered, Knowing thou hast been for several years a judge to this nation, I the more chearfully answer for myself: ¹¹ As thou mayst know, that it is but twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem. ¹² And they neither found me disputing with any man in the temple, nor making an insurrection among the people, either in the synagogues or in the city. ¹³ Nor can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. But this I confess unto thee,

³ that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying an ambush to kill him by the way.

⁷ And when he was come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem, stood round about him, bringing many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove: ⁸ While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Cesar have I offended at all.

²⁷ For it seemeth to me unreasonable, to send a prisoner, and not to signify also the crimes alledged against him.

³ Who art accurately acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews, wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

¹¹ And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

⁵ And having sailed through the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. ⁶ And the centurion finding a ship of Alexandria there, bound for Italy, put us on board of it.

¹⁷ And after three days, Paul called the chief of the Jews together. And when they were come together, he said to them, Brethren, though I have done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet have I been delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:

⁵ By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith in all nations for his name, Among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ:

⁹ For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, is my witness, how incessantly I make mention of you,

⁸ And why may we not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm us to say) do evil, that good may come? Whose damnation is just.

²⁶ But now made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God,

²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

⁴ And my speech and my preaching was not with the persuasive words of human wisdom, but with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

¹⁶ For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for a necessity lieth upon me, and wo is me, if I preach not the gospel.

¹⁰ Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another by the same Spirit, the word of knowledge;

³ And when I am come, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters, to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

⁷ And if the ministration of death engraven in letters on stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly on the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face, which was to be abolished: Shall not rather the ministration of the Spirit be glorious? ⁸ For if the ministration of condemnation was glory,

¹⁸ And we all with unveiled face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

¹⁹ but he was also appointed by the churches to be a fellow-traveller with us, with this gift, which is administred by us, to the glory of the Lord himself, ²⁰ and for the declaration of our ready mind) Avoiding this, lest any one should blame us in this abundance, which is administred by us. ²¹ For we provide things honest, not only before the Lord, but also before men.

²² Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

²¹ Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

¹⁹ Wherefore then was the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made: and it was ordained by angels, in the hand of a mediator.

²³ But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up together unto the faith which was to be revealed.

³ So we also, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. ⁴ But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, ⁵ made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem those under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

¹⁵ Wherefore I also, since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all saints, ¹⁶ Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, ¹⁷ That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, through the knowledge of him.

¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ (Of whom the whole ¹⁶ family in heaven and earth is named) That he would give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, That Christ may dwell in your heart by faith: ¹⁷ That being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ ye may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, And to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, ¹⁹ that ye may be filled with all the fulness of God. ²⁰ Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, ²¹ To him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

¹¹ And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers;

¹⁸ And be not drunken with wine,

⁴ Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy,

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more, in all knowledge and in all spiritual sense, ¹⁰ That ye may try the things that are excellent, that ye may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ, ¹¹ Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Christ Jesus, to the glory and praise of God.

¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayer, that ye may stand, perfect and filled, with all the will of God.

¹⁷ And say to Archippus, Take heed that thou fulfil the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord.

⁸ In flaming fire, taking vengeance on them who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹³ having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

⁷ He ought also to have a good report from them that are without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. ⁸ Likewise the deacons must be serious, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not desirous of filthy gain: Holding fast the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. ⁹ And let these be proved first, ¹⁰ then let them minister, being found blameless. ¹¹ In like manner their wives must be serious, not slanderers, vigilant, faithful in all things. ¹² Let the deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. ¹³ For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good degree and much boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹³ For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good degree and much boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly: ¹⁵ But if I tarry, that thou mayst know how to behave in the house of God, which is the church of the living God.

¹³ Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. ¹⁴ Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

¹⁴ Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. ¹⁵ Meditate on these things; be wholly in them, that thy profiting may appear in all things. ¹⁶ Take heed to thyself and to thy teaching: continue in them, for in so doing thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

⁴ and to requite their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God. ⁵ Now she that is a widow indeed and desolate, trusteth in God and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

⁹ Let not a widow be chosen under threescore years old, ¹⁰ having been the wife of one husband, Well reported of for good works, if she hath brought up children, if she hath lodged strangers, if she hath washed the feet of the saints, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.

²² Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither partake of other mens sins; keep thyself pure.

⁶ Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, to stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the laying on of my hands.

⁴ No man that warreth intangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath inlisted him.

⁹ as an evil-doer, but the word of God is not bound.

² be instant in season, out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

² Jesus, Faithful to him that appointed him, as was also Moses in all his house. ³ For this person was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he that hath builded it hath more honour than the house. ⁴ Now every house is built by some one: but he that built all things is God. ⁵ And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of the things, which were to be afterwards spoken:

² Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered? Because the worshipers, having been once purged, would have had no more consciousness of sins. ³ But in those sacrifices, there is a commemoration of sins every year. ⁴ For it is impossible, that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. ⁵ Therefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou hast not chosen, but a body hast thou prepared for me. ⁶ Burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast not delighted in. ⁷ Then I said, Lo I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God. ⁸ Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering, and burnt-offerings and offering for sin thou hast not chosen, neither delighted in, which are offered by the law: ⁹ Then said he, Lo, I come, to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second: ¹⁰ By which will we are sanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. ¹¹ And every priest standeth daily ministring and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: ¹² But he having offered one sacrifice for sins, ¹³ for ever sat down at the right hand of God, From thenceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. ¹⁴ For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. ¹⁵ And this the Holy Ghost also witnesseth to us, ¹⁶ for after he had said before, This is the covenant which I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and write them in their minds, ¹⁷ And their sins, and their iniquities will I remember no more. ¹⁸ Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

⁸ By faith Abraham, being called to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, obeyed and went out, not knowing whither he went.

²⁶ Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven. ²⁷ And this word, Yet once more, sheweth the removal of the things which are shaken, as being made, that the things which are not shaken may remain. ²⁸ Therefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us hold fast the grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear.

¹ Let brotherly love continue.

¹⁷ descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

²⁷ Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspoted from the world.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, ¹⁸ without partiality and without dissimulation, And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.

⁵ Do ye think, that the scripture saith in vain, The Spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth against envy?

⁹ Murmur not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned; behold the judge standeth before the door.

¹⁴ We know, that we are passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death. ¹⁵ Whosoever hateth his brother is a murtherer, and ye know that no murtherer hath eternal life abiding in him. ¹⁶ Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

¹² Demetrius hath a good testimony from all men, and from the truth itself: yea, we also bear testimony, and ye know that our testimony is true.

⁶ But thou hast this, that thou hatest the works of the Nicola?tans, which I also hate.

¹⁵ So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicola?tans, which I hate.